Date of birth:
10/5/1991

Height:
5ft 9in

Weight:
14st 3lb

Position:
Stand Off

Last match:
Heriots, 24/04/2010

Duncan Weir started his rugby with Cambuslang at Primary 2 level. He went on to play senior rugby for the club. A former pupil of Cathkin High School, he attracted the attention of a number of senior Scottish football clubs, including Celtic, Aberdeen, Dunfermline and Kilmarnock, while he was playing football for Glasgow Athletic boys club. However, Duncan decided to concentrate on rugby and has not looked back since he made that decision.
He has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-20, his appearances at the last two age-grades coming this year. 2010 has also seen him represent Scotland 7s in the Wellington and Las Vegas tournaments. This past season he has played his club rugby for Glasgow Hawks, been a member of Scottish Rugby’s National Academy and studied for an HND in coaching at Cumbernauld College. He has signed a two year contract with Glasgow Warriors from the start of the 2010/2011 season.


Duncan Weir joined Glasgow Warriors from Glasgow Hawks in March 2010.
The former Cathkin High pupil joined up at Old Anniesland from Cambuslang where he was involved since primary school.
Glasgow coach Sean Lineen said of the stand-off: "We've been watching Duncan for a while now. He is a talented youngster with an outstanding kicking game. I really like his attitude and I'm looking forward to working with him."
Duncan represented Scotland in the IRB Sevens series in 2010 and has played for Scotland U17 and U19s.
He is studying an HND in Sports Coaching with Development of Sport at Cumbernauld College.
For much of season 2008/2009, Duncan was was sidelined with a serious injury to his anterior cruciate ligament. But the young stand-off battled back to fitness.
He explained: “I had to be patient, but I suppose I am a fairly down-to-earth person and that setback just made me more determined to enjoy rugby when I returned to the fold.
“I have also been fortunate that so many folk have done their best to help me, such as Scott Forrest [Scotland’s international sevens captain], who worked with me at Cambuslang, and Peter [Wright], who has given me my opportunity at Hawks and has encouraged me to play my natural game.
“When you grow up in Glasgow, you get used to kicking a ball around, and trying different tricks with it and, for me, the shape of the ball doesn’t really matter. If you get comfortable with it and keep practicing, it gives you the confidence to try things and Peter always tells us to trust our instincts. And it’s going fine so far.”

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